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Further Workplace Health and Safety bosses will be grilled at the inquest into the Dreamworld disaster today, after a leading inspector admitted he had "no confidence" in the emergency procedures in place on the Thunder River Rapids ride.

Qantas does deal with cabin crew

Qantas has struck a new three-year deal with its short-haul cabin crew.

Qantas announced on Friday its short-haul cabin crew had voted in favour of a new enterprise-bargaining agreement that will see workers receive a three per cent pay rise each year for three years.

The airline remains at war with its pilots, engineers, baggage handlers and ground staff.

Those disputes are before the industrial umpire Fair Work Australia.

Qantas group executive of operations Lyell Strambi says the deal with short-haul cabin crew proves the airline is a great employer that continues to offer "excellent opportunities, pay and conditions".

"We have been able to negotiate a good outcome with the Flight Attendants' Association of Australia," Mr Strambi said in a statement on Friday.

"Our message to customers is that they can continue to book Qantas flights with absolute confidence."

Mr Strambi said the pilots' union, the licensed engineers' union and the Transport Workers Union were unable to take industrial action "for the period of (the Fair Work) arbitration and for the period of the EBA determination", which could be up to four years.

No one from the domestic and regional division of the Flight Attendants' Association was immediately available for comment.